Center for Tropical Research

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Peter Daszak, in PBS Newshour podcast “Understanding the coronavirus – a special episode”

Peter Daszak, senior research fellow at Center for Tropical Research featured in a PBS Newshour podcast “Understanding the coronavirus – a special episode“ Since the first U.S. case was reported…

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The truth behind why zebras have stripes

CTR Researcher, Brenda Larison, is mentioned in BBC Future for her study on zebra stripes. 

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Kristen Ruegg Featured in The New York Times Magazine

IoES Assistant Adjunct Professor, Kristen Ruegg, is featured in the The New York Magazine on “How to Pluck a Feather.”

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Rare polka-dotted zebra foal photographed in Kenya

CTR researcher, Ren Larison, is quoted in this National Geographic article regarding zebras and their stripes.

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The promise of Humboldt’s extraordinary scholarship

As a contributor to the journal Ecology and Evolution, Tom Smith reflects on the 250th Humbolt Anniversary.

UCLA Congo Basin Institute receives $1 million from Pritzker Family Foundation

Contribution triggers additional $1 million matching grant from a U.K. research fund